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Indigenous History.
The local aboriginal people were known as the Oondunbi and passed through the area to a Bora Ring at Samford.
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European Settlement
The first Europeans settled the area in the 1850’s with the ward and suburb being named after a Mr. J. McDowall.
Mr McDowall is said to have named the suburb of Everton Park after a suburb in Liverpool, England.
The area was known for farming including fruit and animal husbandry. Timber was an important industry with a sawmill having been established.
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Stafford
The suburb of Stafford (once known as Happy Valley) was first settled in 1857. The early industries of timber getting, brick making, dairying and farming eventually grew industries of tanning, fellmongering and slaughtering.
More recently Stafford became the northern terminus for the Brisbane City tram system which is no longer in place.
After World War II, the area became increasingly urban as rural industries were replaced by shopping facilities and public housing.
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